FILMMAKER WRITER PRODUCER

ABOUT

Tom Dolby is a filmmaker, writer, and producer. His screenwriting and directorial debut, Last Weekend, starring Patricia Clarkson, was released in 2014 by IFC/Sundance Selects. Tom is the founder and principal of Water’s End Productions, which invests in filmmaker-driven independent projects, including the work of acclaimed directors such as Luca Guadagnino and Ira Sachs. Tom’s latest film, The Artist’s Wife, starring Lena Olin and Bruce Dern, will be released in 2020 by Strand Releasing. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Tom is the author of four novels. He lives in Los Angeles with his two daughters.

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WATER'S END PRODUCTIONS

Founded in 2012, Water’s End Productions is a film development and production company committed to creating provocative and dynamic human stories. Through the development of challenging material, Water’s End provides a home for original voices and unique perspectives.

Water’s End’s inaugural project was the feature film Last Weekend, starring Patricia Clarkson, written by Tom Dolby, and co-directed by Dolby and his longtime friend Tom Williams. In producing the film, Water’s End partnered with Academy Award-winning producer Mark Johnson and acclaimed independent producer Mike Ryan.

FILMS

“A Chekhovian spirit hovers over Last Weekend…[the film] is an elegiac ode to affluence.”

-Andy Webster, The New York Times

on Last Weekend

“Patricia Clarkson gives a tour de force performance as the matriarch of a San Francisco family in Last Weekend….Clarkson and the rest of the cast give the rich a human touch, revealing their fears and their joys.”

-Leba Hertz, The San Francisco Chronicle

on Last Weekend

“A masterpiece of contemporary cinema.”

-The Huffington Post

on Last Weekend

“Sleek and absorbing.”

-The Hollywood Reporter,

on Last Weekend

“Clarkson, one of our very best actresses, gives a terrifically nuanced, heartbreaking and often very funny performance.”

-David Wiegand, The San Francisco Chronicle

on Last Weekend

“A smart, stylish, amusing and delectably entertaining movie, not to be missed. The remarkable Patricia Clarkson is pure manna from heaven, leading a superb ensemble cast. You probably will even recognize yourself somewhere in this gorgeously photographed, splendidly realized film for grownups.”

-Pete Hammond, Movieline

on Last Weekend

BOOKS

The Trouble Boy

"An expertly observed and deeply unsettling debut. Tom Dolby has the sharp urban sensibility of a Candace Bushnell and the unflinching gaze of a Bret Easton Ellis."-Bestselling author Christopher Rice

The Sixth Form

"Beautifully observed…a reminder how close disaster always is when you’re 17.”-Publisher’s Weekly

Girls Who Like BoysWho Like Boys

“The book is quietly revolutionary—in our divisive world, reading about people who celebrate each other’s differences is thoroughly refreshing.”-Time Out New York

Secret Society

"Creepy fun…with a cinematic feel that readers will adore.”-Booklist

The Trust

"Historical elements of ancient Egypt, New York society and art history are intertwined in this intense mystery, which the teens must unpack to learn the Society’s secrets and earn their freedom.”- Kirkus Reviews